| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Home | Away | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||
| 1 | 27 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | ||||
| 2 | 29 | 55 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| 3 | Bristol City | 29 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | |||
| 4 | Reading | 30 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 30 | |||
| 5 | Aldershot | 30 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Colchester United | 27 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 7 | Blackpool | 28 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Peterborough United | 29 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | |||
| 10 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | ||||
| 11 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| 12 | Northampton Town | 28 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | |||
| 13 | 29 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | 29 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 15 | Swindon Town | 29 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 23 | |||
| 16 | Chesterfield | 29 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 17 | Halifax Town | 29 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 18 | 27 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | ||||
| 19 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | ||||
| 20 | Wrexham | 27 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | |||
| 21 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 29 | ||||
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | |||
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 28 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 35 | |||
| 24 | Chester City | 29 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | |||